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TerribleTim on "African Newspapers taken in by Nick Clegg Deputy PM hoax"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53161#post-153268
Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:58:17 +0000TerribleTim153268@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>Thanks. I can't help feeling there's a grain of truth in Cleggs role as comedy blame monkey...
</p>Gerontius on "African Newspapers taken in by Nick Clegg Deputy PM hoax"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53161#post-153213
Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:50:53 +0000Gerontius153213@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>I liked it too Tiny<br />
Hoax deputy PM is an excellent idea.<br />
well...not so much an idea
</p>Gaz on "African Newspapers taken in by Nick Clegg Deputy PM hoax"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53161#post-153165
Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:47:36 +0000Gaz153165@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>5* and no spam from me.
</p>TerribleTim on "African Newspapers taken in by Nick Clegg Deputy PM hoax"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53161#post-153135
Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:41:51 +0000TerribleTim153135@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>I wish spammers would at least leave a rating...
</p>TerribleTim on "African Newspapers taken in by Nick Clegg Deputy PM hoax"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53161#post-153117
Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:35:02 +0000TerribleTim153117@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>Several online newspapers in Africa have carried stories from satirical website Newsbiscuit reporting that Prime Minister David Cameron is aided in government by a deputy named Nick Clegg. The fictional character, created following the 2010 general election as a humorous plot device, has regularly been referenced within topical sketches as a latter-day Laurel and Hardy style figure serving as the butt of jokes covering a range of topical issues.</p>
<p>It is thought that the confusion first arose when Newsbiscuit cast Clegg in a sketch about university tuition fees in which the hapless character reneges on a promise not to increase the amount students have to pay. Zimbabwe's Standard on Sunday carried the story seemingly unaware of the ironic humour intended by the article.</p>
<p>A subsequent plotline was then erroneously picked up by the SpyGhana news website on Tuesday in which the Clegg character promises to staunchly oppose Prime Minister David Cameron on press regulation. A red faced spokesman for SpyGhana was forced to admit the mistake after readers pointed out that Cameron was obviously going to get his way.</p>
<p>Reading from a prepared statement Samuel Gyan apologised for what he described as an editorial mistake adding that in retrospect it was clearly implausible to think that such a buffoon of a character would be allowed to operate at the highest levels of government, blaming cultural differences in the use of irony for the misunderstanding.</p>
<p>It is not the first time a NewsBiscuit article has been taken seriously in Africa. In 2005, a story claiming that Prince Harry wore a swastika to a friend’s fancy dress party caused outrage until newspapers issued a correction.</p>
<p>Following the apology from Mr Gyan an unnamed Newsbiscuit executive suggested that the misreporting had mixed implications for the website: "Obviously we welcome the publicity – our website has registered a massive upsurge in web traffic – but things can only go downhill now for our Clegg storylines. I expect we will keep him running for now but write him out of our articles after the next election."
</p>Izziere on "Prince Harry called up for Ghana"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=6339#post-17215
Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:56:55 +0000Izziere17215@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>Windsor Castle was today described as 'over the fucking moon' after it was announced that Harry the Halfblood Prince had been called up to play for Ghana. The manager of the national team Milovan Rajevac told newsbiscuit24live.com that the new selection policy was based on players having the name 'Prince' such as Kevin Prince Boateng and Prince Tagoe.</p>
<p>Rajevac is still short of a squad, though, as kit supplier Puma were not able to fit 'The Artist Formerly Known As The Artist Formerly Known As Prince' on the goalkeeping shirt.
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